"The Only Way to Find Your Voice is to Use it"
Home for Christmas is a cute, little short, written by Brookelyn Mosley. It’s about a newly separated couple, Jaleel and Eva, who find...
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Jas
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
"Sometimes, all you had to do was exist to be someone's savior"
I think it’s safe to say that Amaya from Stroking the Flame Within Her Heart was the true definition of a scorned woman. After finding...
Jas
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Uncovering Kendra’s Imposter Syndrome
Uncovered Truths: A Novella is a cute short story by Alexandra Warren that briefly follows the budding relationship of Easton and Kendra,...
Jas
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
Tricking Off with a Thug: Jianna's Displacement
Last Monday, on Black Book Clubs Day, Charae Lewis thanked Hopeful Heartbreakers and proceeded to give me, Rah, and Qi “roles” in the...
Jas
- Aug 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Thirty Way
/ˈTHərdē/: “People associating themselves with someone imbued with the energy represented by the number 30 find their energy and outlook...
Jas
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
When the Culmination of Life Takes Over...Take a Sabbatical
“It was totally a great idea to isolate yourself from your job and your family to go force yourself to be sad in the mountains.” Although...
Jas
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
Caretakers: Not all angels reside in Heaven; some walk the earth
“I felt for my daughter every day. I wanted nothing more than to take it all off her shoulders and put it on mine...I wanted to protect...
Jas
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
I'm Riding with You Forever...or, are you?
“Who knows if me and Elvis are going to be together when he gets out? He has eight years left...” Although Elvis, also known as Big Elks,...
Jas
- Jan 5, 2022
- 3 min
"She was more than devoted. She was devout."
“At fifteen years old, Denny was diagnosed with a special case of psychosis, blended of a mild form of schizophrenia and bipolar type 1...
Jas
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Sexing Noble Shaw
If you’ve read Beard Gang Chronicles 1-3, you know that those books are filled with hot, sexy, bearded black men, ready and willing to...
Jas
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
While He's Sleepin' Start Queenin'
Stay Woke— especially when it comes to yourself. In the words of Queen Bey herself, “a winner don’t quit on themselves.” This is a lesson...
Jas
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Beaten by...Life?
I wanna preface this by saying that in no way do I condone abuse of any kind. Have you ever wondered how an abuser becomes an abuser? I...
Jas
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Suicide Prevention Week: Reading Our Way Through Protective Factors
Often times, people resort to suicide when they feel like there's no other choice. Rather than using coping skills to help them through...
Jas
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
Even Fanatics Need Connection: Preventing Suicide Through Relationships
“If they ever find out that I’m Fanatic, I’m gonna go out guns blazing, he said. And if I die, I want you to kill yourself too.” The two...
Jas
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
"When Snow Falls, Nature Listens": Character Spotlight on Jovie from Snoh Bound by Che Moon
Jovie from Snoh Bound deserves a spotlight because she was just so resilient. She went through a lot. And when I say, a lot, I mean A...
Jas
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
Character Spotlight: Trey from Flirting with Disaster
"Chloe was leaving. Just like his mother leaving him all over again. He saw his mother walking out the door when he was just ten years...
Jas
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
Living Sincerely
Typically, when I do a character spotlight, I choose one pivotal character from the story and explain why they were so relatable and/or...
Jas
- Dec 13, 2020
- 3 min
Black Women: Bring the ammo
“What happened to the girls around here?” “Don’t know. That’s the problem.” “Anybody think anything? Like maybe drugs?” “So far, they’ve...
Jas
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
No Remorse
“The way she said it all with no remorse made it worse.” It’s funny how one person can be at the center of a whole family’s trauma....
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